The car drew up outside Keeper's Cottage and Tilly let out a gasp of delight. The gate had been re-hung and was freshly-painted its original cheerful leaf green. The garden had been weeded and the lawn restored. The hollyhocks, released from the stranglehold of the weeds, were standing proud in the sunshine. They had even weeded between the slabs of crazy paving. The bricks were pointed, the shutters mended and the woodwork re-painted. The house looked as splendid as it had on that first ...